Question 1

The Republican party reflected a combination of

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A)  fire-eaters and Ultras. 
B)  conscience Whigs and anti-slavery Democrats. 
C)  Free-Soilers and Know-Nothings. 
D)  cotton Whigs and industrialists. 
E)  nativists and immigrants. 
A)  fire-eaters and Ultras. 
B)  conscience Whigs and anti-slavery Democrats. 
C)  Free-Soilers and Know-Nothings. 
D)  cotton Whigs and industrialists. 
E)  nativists and immigrants.

Question 2

As a result of the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Why was the new Fugitive Slave Act controversial, in many cases causing outrage?

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A)  It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern free states. 
B)  It required the licensing of slave catchers. 
C)  It guaranteed fugitive slaves a jury trial. 
D)  It allowed northern states to become slave states. 
E)  It reintroduced the legal international slave trade. 
A)  It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern free states. 
B)  It required the licensing of slave catchers. 
C)  It guaranteed fugitive slaves a jury trial. 
D)  It allowed northern states to become slave states. 
E)  It reintroduced the legal international slave trade.

Question 4

President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he

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A)  was anti-slavery and California had voted on a free-state constitution. 
B)  was pro-slavery and California had voted on a slave-state constitution. 
C)  wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories. 
D)  was afraid Mexico would make new claims on the area since gold had been discovered there. 
E)  was persuaded to do so by his overwhelmingly northern cabinet. 
A)  was anti-slavery and California had voted on a free-state constitution. 
B)  was pro-slavery and California had voted on a slave-state constitution. 
C)  wished to bypass the divisive issue of slavery in the territories. 
D)  was afraid Mexico would make new claims on the area since gold had been discovered there. 
E)  was persuaded to do so by his overwhelmingly northern cabinet.

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Zachary Taylor

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A) was a presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union party in the 1860 election and ran on a highly vague platform 
B) was one of the most experienced presidents but had limited ability, facing events such as the Dred Scott decision early on that resulted in his undoing 
C) was Franklin Pierce's friend and secretary of war who was later elected president of the Confederacy 
D) was a reluctant Whig presidential candidate in 1848 who had previously had no party affiliation 
E) was a South Carolina congressman who openly campaigned for a pro-slavery Kansas and caned Charles Sumner
F)was the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed and saw it as a way to stop the slavery debate
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case who was from Maryland and supported the South
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate, which was unique because he had already been president as part of a different party
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850 and who had inherited the office rather than running for it 
A) was a presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union party in the 1860 election and ran on a highly vague platform 
B) was one of the most experienced presidents but had limited ability, facing events such as the Dred Scott decision early on that resulted in his undoing 
C) was Franklin Pierce's friend and secretary of war who was later elected president of the Confederacy 
D) was a reluctant Whig presidential candidate in 1848 who had previously had no party affiliation 
E) was a South Carolina congressman who openly campaigned for a pro-slavery Kansas and caned Charles Sumner
F)was the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed and saw it as a way to stop the slavery debate
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case who was from Maryland and supported the South
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate, which was unique because he had already been president as part of a different party
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850 and who had inherited the office rather than running for it

Question 6

Southern Democrats founded the Free-Soil party in support of slavery and free land for white settlers in lands conquered during the Mexican-American War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for

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A)  abolitionists who sought to keep slavery from the western territories. 
B)  immigrant groups in America. 
C)  the concept of popular sovereignty. 
D)  southerners who wanted a transcontinental railroad to run west from New Orleans. 
E)  the preservation of the Union. 
A)  abolitionists who sought to keep slavery from the western territories. 
B)  immigrant groups in America. 
C)  the concept of popular sovereignty. 
D)  southerners who wanted a transcontinental railroad to run west from New Orleans. 
E)  the preservation of the Union.

Question 8

The proposed Lecompton Constitution would have combined Kansas and Nebraska into a larger free state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was one major reason the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision proved significant?

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A)  It granted Dred Scott and many former enslaved African Americans freedom. 
B)  The Republicans applauded it during campaigns as an example of justice. 
C)  It implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional. 
D)  It guaranteed the future admission of slave states. 
E)  It recognized that free blacks were U.S. citizens. 
A)  It granted Dred Scott and many former enslaved African Americans freedom. 
B)  The Republicans applauded it during campaigns as an example of justice. 
C)  It implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional. 
D)  It guaranteed the future admission of slave states. 
E)  It recognized that free blacks were U.S. citizens.

Question 10

Why did President Buchanan support the Lecompton Constitution?

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A)  He opposed the spread of slavery, and the constitution banned it from Kansas. 
B)  He was born in Lecompton and always supported his hometown. 
C)  He was politically dependent on northern congressmen, who also supported the constitution. 
D)  Southern advisers, who also supported the constitution, influenced him. 
E)  Northern advisers and abolitionists convinced him to support it. 
A)  He opposed the spread of slavery, and the constitution banned it from Kansas. 
B)  He was born in Lecompton and always supported his hometown. 
C)  He was politically dependent on northern congressmen, who also supported the constitution. 
D)  Southern advisers, who also supported the constitution, influenced him. 
E)  Northern advisers and abolitionists convinced him to support it.

Question 11

Why did the Whig party eventually collapse?

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A)  It no longer had sufficient numbers of people voting for it because it was entirely at odds with the Republican Party. 
B)  It opposed slavery to such a degree that it lost all support among southern voters and could not recover. 
C)  The strain of the Kansas-Nebraska Act pushed northern and southern members toward joining different parties. 
D)  The Republican party successfully defeated the major Whig candidates in the 1852 election. 
E)  Its economic policies were perceived as too socialist considering the recent onset of a major depression. 
A)  It no longer had sufficient numbers of people voting for it because it was entirely at odds with the Republican Party. 
B)  It opposed slavery to such a degree that it lost all support among southern voters and could not recover. 
C)  The strain of the Kansas-Nebraska Act pushed northern and southern members toward joining different parties. 
D)  The Republican party successfully defeated the major Whig candidates in the 1852 election. 
E)  Its economic policies were perceived as too socialist considering the recent onset of a major depression.

Question 12

Why did the states of the Confederate States of America secede after Lincoln's election?

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A)  Lincoln had promised to abolish slavery immediately after taking office, which greatly angered and scared southerners. 
B)  Lincoln was pushing for an invasion of the South in his victory speech, which alerted southerners that the time had come. 
C)  The southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise. 
D)  Throughout the campaign, the southern secessionists had secretly planned to invade the North and impose slavery on the entire Union. 
E)  The southern secessionists believed that Jefferson Davis had won the 1860 election but was denied the office through fraud. 
A)  Lincoln had promised to abolish slavery immediately after taking office, which greatly angered and scared southerners. 
B)  Lincoln was pushing for an invasion of the South in his victory speech, which alerted southerners that the time had come. 
C)  The southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise. 
D)  Throughout the campaign, the southern secessionists had secretly planned to invade the North and impose slavery on the entire Union. 
E)  The southern secessionists believed that Jefferson Davis had won the 1860 election but was denied the office through fraud.

Question 13

How did the federal government try to resolve the issue of slavery in the western territories during the 1850s?

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During the 1850s, the federal government

Question 14

What did the Crittenden Compromise propose?

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A)  to outlaw slavery in the United States but only after 1865 
B)  to guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed 
C)  to guarantee that all new territories would be open to slavery 
D)  to give slaves full representation rather than allow them to count for only three-fifths of
A person 
E)  to provide a federal slave code for the western territories 
A)  to outlaw slavery in the United States but only after 1865 
B)  to guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed 
C)  to guarantee that all new territories would be open to slavery 
D)  to give slaves full representation rather than allow them to count for only three-fifths of
A person 
E)  to provide a federal slave code for the western territories

Question 15

Match each description with the item below.
-Stephen
A. Douglas

Accepted Answer

A) was a presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union party in the 1860 election and ran on a highly vague platform 
B) was one of the most experienced presidents but had limited ability, facing events such as the Dred Scott decision early on that resulted in his undoing 
C) was Franklin Pierce's friend and secretary of war who was later elected president of the Confederacy 
D) was a reluctant Whig presidential candidate in 1848 who had previously had no party affiliation 
E) was a South Carolina congressman who openly campaigned for a pro-slavery Kansas and caned Charles Sumner
F)was the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed and saw it as a way to stop the slavery debate
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case who was from Maryland and supported the South
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate, which was unique because he had already been president as part of a different party
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850 and who had inherited the office rather than running for it 
A) was a presidential candidate for the Constitutional Union party in the 1860 election and ran on a highly vague platform 
B) was one of the most experienced presidents but had limited ability, facing events such as the Dred Scott decision early on that resulted in his undoing 
C) was Franklin Pierce's friend and secretary of war who was later elected president of the Confederacy 
D) was a reluctant Whig presidential candidate in 1848 who had previously had no party affiliation 
E) was a South Carolina congressman who openly campaigned for a pro-slavery Kansas and caned Charles Sumner
F)was the "Little Giant" who succeeded in getting the Compromise of 1850 passed and saw it as a way to stop the slavery debate
G)argued that Congress needed to protect the right of slave owners to take their property into the territories
H)was the chief justice for Dred Scott case who was from Maryland and supported the South
I)was the 1848 Free-Soil presidential candidate, which was unique because he had already been president as part of a different party
J)was the president who supported the Compromise of 1850 and who had inherited the office rather than running for it

Question 16

John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because

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A)  he knew he had the support of the townspeople. 
B)  it was the site of a federal arsenal. 
C)  it was an important railroad center. 
D)  many abolitionists lived in the area. 
E)  it had banks with large deposits. 
A)  he knew he had the support of the townspeople. 
B)  it was the site of a federal arsenal. 
C)  it was an important railroad center. 
D)  many abolitionists lived in the area. 
E)  it had banks with large deposits.

Question 17

By 1850, men significantly outnumbered women in California.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In addition to Franklin Pierce's winning the presidency, what was one way the election of 1852 was significant?

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A)  The results showed how without their leaders, Clay and Webster, the Whigs had lost virtually all their support in the Lower South. 
B)  The results revealed that the American public had largely rethought its enthusiasm about western expansion. 
C)  The election saw the disappearance of the Free-Soil party from American politics and signaled the resurgence of the Whigs. 
D)  The election was dominated by the recent onset of a major economic depression, which temporarily took precedence over slavery. 
E)  The results marked the failures of candidates who were seen as being in any way similar to President Andrew Jackson. 
A)  The results showed how without their leaders, Clay and Webster, the Whigs had lost virtually all their support in the Lower South. 
B)  The results revealed that the American public had largely rethought its enthusiasm about western expansion. 
C)  The election saw the disappearance of the Free-Soil party from American politics and signaled the resurgence of the Whigs. 
D)  The election was dominated by the recent onset of a major economic depression, which temporarily took precedence over slavery. 
E)  The results marked the failures of candidates who were seen as being in any way similar to President Andrew Jackson.

Question 19

What various solutions were proposed to deal with the problem of slavery in the territories?

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Various solutions were proposed to deal

Question 20

In addition to spurring a massive migration of gold seekers, the discovery of gold in California

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A)  started a brief war with Russia due to competition for resources. 
B)  improved relations with Native Americans and led to preservation of their lands. 
C)  encouraged American dreams of a Pacific commercial empire linked to Asia. 
D)  resulted in a massive economic recession because the gold standard was worth less 
E)  caused the population of cities such as San Francisco to be predominantly white. 
A)  started a brief war with Russia due to competition for resources. 
B)  improved relations with Native Americans and led to preservation of their lands. 
C)  encouraged American dreams of a Pacific commercial empire linked to Asia. 
D)  resulted in a massive economic recession because the gold standard was worth less 
E)  caused the population of cities such as San Francisco to be predominantly white.

Exam 14: The Gathering Storm

The Republican party reflected a combination of

As a result of the Compromise of 1850, California entered the Union as a free state.

Why was the new Fugitive Slave Act controversial, in many cases causing outrage?

President Zachary Taylor wanted to admit California as a state immediately because he

Match each description with the item below. -Zachary Taylor

Southern Democrats founded the Free-Soil party in support of slavery and free land for white settlers in lands conquered during the Mexican-American War.

Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for

The proposed Lecompton Constitution would have combined Kansas and Nebraska into a larger free state.

What was one major reason the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision proved significant?

Why did President Buchanan support the Lecompton Constitution?

Why did the Whig party eventually collapse?

Why did the states of the Confederate States of America secede after Lincoln's election?

How did the federal government try to resolve the issue of slavery in the western territories during the 1850s?

What did the Crittenden Compromise propose?

Match each description with the item below. -Stephen A. Douglas

John Brown targeted Harpers Ferry, Virginia, because

By 1850, men significantly outnumbered women in California.

In addition to Franklin Pierce's winning the presidency, what was one way the election of 1852 was significant?

What various solutions were proposed to deal with the problem of slavery in the territories?

In addition to spurring a massive migration of gold seekers, the discovery of gold in California

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